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Any discussion board where the majority of users has a specific background or shared interest is likely to converge in their opinion on some issues, the echo ch
by kayyay 7y ago
Any discussion board where the majority of users has a specific background or shared interest is likely to converge in their opinion on some issues, the echo chamber is simply built in.
You're free not to participate in a discussion you've come across ten times though.
- izacus 7y agoThis is amplified with the fact that any voting based discussion board allows a group of users to silence opposing opinions and drive away people that hold them. As a result, you get a self-perpetuating amplification cycle where the loudest silence everyone else.